Broughall v. Black Forest Development Co.

Plaintiffs-appellants appeal from the district court’s judgment of dismissal in favor of defendant-appellee in an action to recover a finder’s fee.

The complaint alleged that an agent of defendant offered to pay a five percent fee to plaintiff Broughall in consideration of finding a buyer for defendant’s radio station; that Broughall found a buyer and the sale was consummated; and that the defendant thereafter refused to pay the promised fee. The district court found that the sale of the radio station involved a change of ownership or interest in a business which owned a leasehold interest and…